Registration Open for MCA 2018 Haystack Workshop Weekend
The MCA invites you (MCA members and non members) for three and a half days of studio workshops at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, May 10-13, 2018 in Deer Isle, Maine. 2018 INSTRUCTORS AND WORKSHOPS Study Model-Making for Crafts People with Christopher Campbell (Visiting Artist’s Studio) Exploring Landscape Through Machine Knitting with Anne Emlein (Fibers […]
CMCA Announces Open Call for 2018 Biennial
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) is announcing an open call for submissions to the 2018 CMCA Biennial exhibition. Submissions will be accepted online through the CMCA website from January 1 through April 2, 2018. The CMCA Biennial is an open juried competition for artists at all stages of their career who have a […]
ICA at MECA Presents ‘Off the Wall’
The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art announces the opening of Off the Wall on Thursday, January 18, 5–7pm. Meet guest curator Jaime DeSimone and artist Ryan Wallace. In 1966, German-born American sculptor Eva Hesse attached a seemingly simple long metal cord to a canvas that dramatically transformed a painting into a […]
Two Maine Artists to Create State Capitol Installations from historic Copper Dome
When a copper dome was constructed atop the Maine State House more than a century ago, there were likely few spectators that could imagine the copper sheathing would one day be repurposed into public works of art. The Maine Arts Commission is pleased to announce artists Judith Allen of Portland and James Creighton of Brunswick […]
Pieces From The Gallery at Somes Sound to be Featured at Exhibition in Stockholm
Two pieces on display at The Gallery at Somes Sound and represented by Pritam & Eames will be featured in a 2018 exhibition of work by American craft masters at The National Museum of Art in Stockholm, Sweden. Garry Knox Bennett’s “Stubby Stark Chair” and Thomas Hucker’s “Courting Chair” (as shown below) will be part […]
CMCA exhibition features work by Artist Heather Lyon
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) invites the public to the exhibition, Materiality: The Matter of Matter, on view at CMCA through February 11, 2018. Lyon (b. 1975) is a sculptor and performance artist who works with unlikely materials ranging from rebar to sequins to milk. She received her MFA and BFA from the School of the Art […]
Art for Us Lecture Series with Educator Roger Dell at CMCA
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art and the Farnsworth Art Museum are co-presenting “Art for Us,” a four-part discussion series led by Museum Educator Roger Dell during the month of January 2018. Presented over four consecutive Sundays, January 7, 14, 21, and 28, at 2pm, participants will discuss important questions concerning contemporary art and its […]
Harlow Gallery Seeks Artist for Winter Members’ Showcase
Harlow Gallery artist members are invited to participate in the Winter Members’ Showcase which runs from January 17-March 3, 2018 at 100 Water Street in Hallowell. The cost to participate is $20 per linear foot, with a maximum of 10 feet. Proceeds will help underwrite the costs of moving and outfitting the Harlow Gallery’s new space. This opportunity is […]
Centre St Arts Gallery’s Fifth Anniversary Open House
The Centre St Arts Gallery, LLC, will celebrate their fifth anniversary on Friday, Decembe 15, 2017 at 11 Centre Street, Bath from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. Part of Main Street Bath’s Downtown Open House for the Old Fashioned Christmas in Bath, Martha Mayo will assemble her carolers at the gallery at 5:30. The Fifth Anniversary […]
Greenhut Galleries Holiday Show
Join us as we celebrate Greenhut’s 40th anniversary, its consistently fabulous roster of artists, and its proud distinction as Portland’s oldest year-round gallery. Come by for a visit on Saturday, the 2nd of December 1:00pm to 3:00pm where refreshments will be served. What’s your favorite arts and culture landmark of 1977? Fleetwood Mac Rumours? Star Wars? Beatlemania […]
